Acts Index

drug abuse Drug abuse, see Drugs

drug testing Drug testing, see Alcohol and other drug abuse; Implied consent or alcohol concentration

drugs Drugs, see also Alcohol and other drug abuse; Drunken driving; Implied consent or alcohol concentration

``Abuse" definition in Children's Code expanded to include manufacturing methamphetamine with a child physically present or in a child's home; juvenile court authority and child abuse reporting law provisions -  Act 113

Badger Care cost-saving measures, including prescription drug copayment: DHFS to request waiver [Sec. 9121 (10)]  -  Act 25

Badger Care, prescription drug assistance, and MA: 2004-05 GPR appropriations revised; MA trust fund and Ho-Chunk Nation Indian gaming payments provisions  -  Act 2

Cancer drug repository program expanded to include prescription drugs and supplies for chronic diseases; fee and DHFS provisions -  Act 16

Chiropractor counseling for vitamins, herbs, and supplements: dietitian certification or approved nutrition postgraduate training required [Sec. 2338q, v, 9440 (1c)]  -  Act 25

Controlled substances schedule: GBL restriction specified for human consumption; BDO for human consumption added  -  Act 52

Drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana: county ordinance enactment or application regardless of population size -  Act 90

Drug paraphernalia possession, manufacture, or delivery by persons 17 years old and older: city, village, or town allowed to enact and enforce an ordinance prohibiting  -  Act 116

Drug product equivalent: label to include statement identifying the prescribed brand name unless practitioner requests omission -  Act 195

Earned release program: Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center to provide substance abuse program [Sec. 2226m-2231] -  Act 25

Generic drugs under MA and Badger Care: copayment increased [Sec. 1144p, 1184c, 9321 (9w), 9421 (11w)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Guardianship and conservatorship laws revised -  Act 387

Hazardous substances: abusing or distributing or possessing with intent to abuse or distribute prohibited; definitions and exceptions -  Act 44

Inmate pharmaceuticals: pilot project for privatization of supplying and distributing [Sec. 9109 (2q)] [partial veto]  -  Act 25

Methamphetamine and related controlled substance analog: drug paraphernalia possession penalties increased re residence of person under age 18 and presence of child age 14 or younger -  Act 263

Methamphetamine: possession of certain materials with intent to manufacture prohibited; pseudoephedrine products classified as a schedule V controlled substance, definition and restrictions on sale of created; anhydrous ammonia intentionally released without owner's consent prohibited; Pharmacy Examining Board provision re storage of controlled substances; penalty provisions -  Act 14

Money forfeited in a drug case: law enforcement agency may retain certain percentage -  Act 91

Multijurisdictional drug offense cases: penalty assessment funding for prosecutor positions in Dane, Milwaukee, and St. Croix counties [Sec. 87p, 359v, 394m, 415o, vm, y, 416k, 91111 (1c)-(1e)] -  Act 25

Prescription drug labels: practitioner must include symptom or purpose for which the drug is prescribed if the patient wants that information on the label -  Act 196

Prescription drugs under MA and Badger Care: DHFS report on savings and costs re capping number of prescriptions per recipient [Sec. 9121 (13n)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Protective service system laws revised; provisions re admissions, transfers, definitions, nursing homes, attorney fees, hearings, procedural rights, guardian ad litem, evaluations, power of attorney, emergency protective placement, psychotropic medication, modification and termination of protective placements, SPD, and annual reviews and reports; court, county, and DHFS duties specified -  Act 264

Pseudoephedrine product sales: weight-based prohibitions modified; law enforcement officer access to certain records of pseudophedrine sales revised -  Act 262

Psychotropic medications under MA, Badger Care, and prescription drug assistance for elderly persons: reimbursement limits prohibited; DHFS report on physician prescribing practices under MA, report to JCF [Sec. 9121 (14k), (14p)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Rental unit tenancy termination re drug or criminal gang activity nuisance: notice by law enforcement agencies expanded; DA authority added -  Act 281

Substance abuse by employees required to be paid the prevailing wage re public works projects: prohibitions re possessing, distributing, or delivering a controlled substance or being under the influence of a controlled substance or alcohol while performing work; employer required to have a written program for substance abuse prevention and remove an employee from work under set conditions -  Act 181

``Treatment records" and ``registration records" re mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, and drug dependence: definitions changed; confidentiality exception re release to physician in a medical emergency modified; good faith exception to liability for release of records eliminated -  Act 449

drunken driving Drunken driving, see also Implied consent or alcohol concentration

BAC above 0.0 in motor vehicle operator under the legal drinking age: forfeiture increased and DOT to assess demerit points -  Act 317

OWI conviction for 2nd or 3rd offense in Winnebago County: pilot program that reduces period of imprisonment if violator completes probation that includes AODA treatment  -  Act 389

dva DVA, see Veterans Affairs, Department of

dwd DWD, see Workforce Development, Department of

dwelling or dwelling code Dwelling or dwelling code, see Housing

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eab EAB, see Educational Approval Board

earned income tax credit Earned income tax credit, see Income tax — Credit

easement Easement

High-voltage transmission line construction: authorizing conveyance of property owned by county, city, village, town, or public board or commission to an electric utility if it received certain certificate from PSC; fair market value provisions -  Act 24

economic development Economic development, see Industrial development

edinger, benjamin c Edinger, Benjamin C.

Life and military service commended [SJR-13] -  JR-31

education Education, see Kindergarten; Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Medical education; Milwaukee — School; Parochial and private educational institutions; Scholarships and loans; School and its subheadings; Technical college; University of Wisconsin and its subheadings

education compact Education compact, see Interstate compact

educational approval board Educational Approval Board

EAB duties re taking possession of student records if school discontinues operations; adminstrative attachment changed from DVA to TCS Board [Sec. 56, 221r, 222, 385m-387m, 588m, 725g, 735b-x, 1287, 2097, 2346, 2466, 2467, 9246 (1mq), 9446 (1m)] -  Act 25

Massage therapist and bodyworker certification: role of EAB eliminated; DRL responsibilities [Sec. 388d, 2347, 2496, 9153 (2), 9253 (1)] -  Act 25

Veterans' affairs, benefits, and memorials: chap.45 recodified; DMA and EAB provisions -  Act 22

educational service agency, cooperative Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

Advanced curriculum and assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils: DPI grants to CESAs and MPS [Sec. 187, 1883] -  Act 25

School district, school board, and DPI requirements revised re fire drill reports to Comm.Dept, rules prohibiting pagers, reporting school bus accidents, school districts acquiring or using another district's facilities or equipment, extracurricular and recreational program policies, exchange of teachers, promote training of certain health professionals, maintain certain mailboxes, and report on CESA programs and services  -  Act 220

edvest EdVest, see Scholarships and loans

efficiency in state government Efficiency in state government, see State agencies

elderly Elderly, see Senior citizen

elections Elections, see also County — Elections; Municipality — Elections; Recall; Referendum; Voting; Voting machine

Election day procedures: high school student poll workers, poll closing procedures re waiting voters, conduct of election observers, proof of residence, election threats, certain election-related material prohibited, polling place map, lists of felons ineligible to vote, and greeter at polling place  -  Act 451

Election law revisions re voter registration, absentee ballots, pre-election procedures, election day procedures, and post-election procedures -  Act 451

Polling place hours revised; appropriation for related costs created -  Act 333

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits -  Act 451

Pre-election procedures: qualifications of circulators of nomination papers and petitions, notice of school district referendum, contingency planning report, guidance to local units of government regarding election-related purchases, and election official training and term of appointment  -  Act 451

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions -  Act 248

elections _ ballots Elections — Ballots

Absentee ballot revisions re requests by facsimile or email, deadline to request, military electors, witness, prepaid return postage, notice of hours, opening ballots in public, automatic mailing, observation in certain nursing homes and other facilities, alternate site, election observers, electioneering, and option to count absentee ballots at a central location  -  Act 451

Electronic voting system standards: generation of paper record; recount of votes; access to software components; minimum font size on ballot requirement removed; Elections Board authority specified; municipality and county contract provision  -  Act 92

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits -  Act 451

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required, exceptions for domestic abuse cases and surrendered licenses; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot requirements revised; provisional ballot created; state ID card free from DOT; exemption from photo requirement re religious tenets; nursing home, CBRF, adult family homes, and residential care apartment residents provision; special voting deputy duties expanded; registration and voting procedures for convicted felons created; notification re ineligibility to vote during parole or extended supervision [vetoed] -  SB-42

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, absentee voting procedure in residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [vetoed]  -  AB-63

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Campaign finance law revisions re 2001 WisAct 109: provisions deleted re certain mass communication registration and reporting requirements, campaign contributions, increased spending limits for candidates for partisan state offices, and campaign expenditures for candidates for state office who accept WECF grants -  Act 177

Campaign finance law revisions re 2001 WisAct 109: provisions deleted re Elections Board authority to allocate percentage of income tax returns to WECF -  Act 178

Donation to charitable organizations or school fund from registrant's campaign treasury authorized  -  Act 451

Elections Board database projects: DOA assistance re vendor selection for computer conversion project and creation of campaign finance database [Sec. 9101 (10q)]  -  Act 25

Nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law: report requirements revised -  Act 176

elections _ contested elections Elections — Contested elections

Electronic voting system standards: generation of paper record; recount of votes; access to software components; minimum font size on ballot requirement removed; Elections Board authority specified; municipality and county contract provision  -  Act 92

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits -  Act 451

elections _ officials Elections — Officials

Election day procedures: high school student poll workers, poll closing procedures re waiting voters, conduct of election observers, proof of residence, election threats, certain election-related material prohibited, polling place map, lists of felons ineligible to vote, and greeter at polling place  -  Act 451

Election official residency requirement revised re special voter registration deputy -  Act 27

Polling place hours revised; appropriation for related costs created -  Act 333

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits -  Act 451

Pre-election procedures: qualifications of circulators of nomination papers and petitions, notice of school district referendum, contingency planning report, guidance to local units of government regarding election-related purchases, and election official training and term of appointment  -  Act 451

elections _ registration Elections — Registration

Confidential voter registration for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking: procedure modified re affidavit verifying victim's status and certain victim service providers -  Act 278

Elections Board information technology development projects: JLAC to request performance evaluation audit [Sec. 9130 (2q)] -  Act 25

Voter registration and voting: photographic ID issued by this state or the federal government required. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-36] -  JR-39

Voter registration revisions re required ID, deadline, locations, prohibiting certain payment, verification of pre-election registration, same-day registration, double voting audits, out-of-state driver's license holders, and uniform forms; fee and Elections Board provisions -  Act 451

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required, exceptions for domestic abuse cases and surrendered licenses; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot requirements revised; provisional ballot created; state ID card free from DOT; exemption from photo requirement re religious tenets; nursing home, CBRF, adult family homes, and residential care apartment residents provision; special voting deputy duties expanded; registration and voting procedures for convicted felons created; notification re ineligibility to vote during parole or extended supervision [vetoed] -  SB-42